Get up again ... Australian captain Michael Clarke expects his team to bounce back from the disheartening 3-0 loss in the Ashes series.

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Michael Clarke has warned England that Australia will be a much tougher proposition in the upcoming one-day international series.

Australia has a chance to gain some revenge for the dismal 3-0 loss in the Ashes through five ODIs, the first of which gets under way at Headingley on Friday.

Clarke is convinced his team's high one-day international ranking, which contrasts sharply with its lowly Test placing, is an accurate reflection of their ability to dominate in the limited overs format.

"I think we're ranked second in one-day cricket and in Test matches we are fifth so there's a big difference," Clarke said.

"We've got a lot of young players coming through our one-day system but in both forms of the game, we haven't been as consistent as we would like.

"I think in patches we've played really well, and generally at home in our conditions pretty well.

"But we need to perform when we're away from home, and our most recent trips to the UK have not been successful. Let's hope we can turn that around."

An one-day international series victory would ease some of the perceived pressure on Clarke's captaincy before the Ashes rematch gets underway on home soil at the end of November.

But he insists he is just focused on finishing the tour of England on a high note.

"When you're captain, you're accountable - especially when you're not performing well and your team is losing," Clarke said.

"I understand that. But me wanting to win this series has nothing to do with my captaincy.

"It's about this team, where we're at and trying to move forward and improve in the one-day format and get back to being number one in the world.

"That's why it's important we win this series.

"We want to get back to the top of the tree in the one-day format and perform here.

"We will be doing everything we can to have some success in these five one-dayers.

"I want to see this one-day team get back to where it belongs, at the top of the tree, and we are going to do everything we can to play our full-strength team."

As for his own future, at the age of 32 Clarke does not see his chronic back ailments as any obstacle to a long career in both Tests and one-day internationals.

"I think it's obviously manageable," he said.

"I feel as fit and as strong as I've been throughout my career, so I don't see any reason why I can't continue to manage it and play for a lot longer in both forms of the game.

"I love one-day cricket, and Test cricket as well. I'm enjoying being a part of both teams and leading both teams."

England out to avoid Ashes hangover

England hopes to avoid a repeat of previous post-Ashes slumps when it plays Australia in the best-of-five series, according to captain Eoin Morgan.

The hosts have won six of their last nine home one-day series and crushed the Australians 4-0 last year but lost the last two post-Ashes series', in 2009 and 2010-11.

England comfortably beat Ireland in a warm-up match on Tuesday with Morgan scoring an unbeaten century against the country of his birth.

"We've talked about it in previous series before and this series is no different, we need to turn up, produce our skills, at crucial times we need to stand up and be counted," he told reporters.

"I think everybody is aware of the responsibility that's on their shoulders and what is expected."

Morgan said the hard-hitting right-hander could open the innings, adding that his presence was crucial in a dressing room full of inexperienced players at international level.

"Kev offers a hell of a lot as a senior player and as a batsman," Morgan said.

"As a senior player he leads by example and with the confidence he goes about his business, people rub off on that and that's crucial," he added.

"When I first came into the team he was one of the most senior players and he was a guy you could turn too and ask questions and have no hesitation turning too for a positive option. In that regard he is fantastic to have in the squad."

Australian batsman David Warner has been dropped for the series and fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out with a sore back.